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Shawn Armstrong had a tough 2013 season but so far in the Arizona Fall League he is pitching like the prospect he was expected to be coming into the year. Bryan Price has continued right where he left off as he is having a very good showing in Venezuela. The IBI's Arthur Kinney touches on them and more as he goes Around the Farm...

Shawn Armstrong had a nice outing in the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday and appears to be settling in and pitching well after a tough 2013 campaign at Double-A Akron. The IBI's Arthur Kinney touches on that performance and much more in his trek around the winter leagues.

The Arizona Fall League was off as usual on Sunday, but the winter league slate was jam-packed as usual in the Caribbean. Players like Paolo Espino, Carlos Moncrief, Jesus Aguilar, Jose Ramirez and many others were in action, and the IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps how they did in his trek Around the Farm....

The winter ball season is officially in full go mode as both the Puerto Rico and Australian Baseball League opened play on Friday. The IBI's Arthur Kinney rounds up all of the Indians action from around the globe and touches on some good showings from Tyler Naquin, Tony Wolters, Jose Ramirez and several others.

The winter ball slate was full on Tuesday night as the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League and Venezuela Winter League were all back in action. The IBI's Arthur Kinney takes us on a trip Around the Farm to recap how all of the players did, and he touches on a good night from Paolo Espino, another solid night from Erik Gonzalez, the consistency of Jesus Aguilar and more.

The Latin American winter leagues were busy with lots of action on Sunday, and Indians first base prospect Jesus Aguilar had another monster game with another multi-hit effort and homer. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he takes us Around the Farm to recap all of the Indians action in winter ball as he touches on Aguilar's performance as well as many others...

The Indians had a full slate of players in action on Friday night in the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League and Venezuela Winter League as a total of 12 players were in action. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he takes us around the farm and recaps the performances of everyone and even notes of a winter ball debut of one Tribe farmhand.

With the Arizona Fall League off on Sunday, the other winter leagues got prime attention. The Indians actually had several players in action in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, led by a big bomb from Jesus Aguilar, another good relief outing from Bryan Price, and Ezequiel Carrera setting the table.

The Arizona Fall League was off as usual on Sunday, but the Venezuela Winter League was in action and two Indians prospects had big days. First baseman Jesus Aguilar continued his assault on pitchers in Venezuela while right-hander Bryan Price made his offseason debut and had a solid outing.

The Arizona Fall League was off on Saturday but the Venezuela Winter League was in action and only one Indians player was in action. Jesus Aguilar put together yet another stellar night for the Indians reaching base in four of his five plate appearances and is really off to a great start this offseason.

The Cleveland Indians season may be over, but the happenings in the minors continue on as usual as Fall Instructional League action continues for another two weeks. On Wednesday the young Indians were in action in Goodyear and beat the Rangers 10-4. The IBI's Arthur Kinney shares all of the details from that game with the complete stats from all of the players in the game and more. Clint Frazier, Elvis Araujo and others continue to impress.

The young Indians fell to the Reds on Saturday 7-6 in Instructional League action. With three weeks left in Instructs players continue to get some additional work in as Elvis Araujo just dominated in his outing and several others continue to shine. All players that played in the game are included with their stats along with comments on their outing.

The young Indians were back in action on Wednesday afternoon and ventured over to Surprise to take on the Rangers young prospects in another Fall Instructional League game. The Indians came out on top 6-5 and had several noteworthy performances, of note from outfielder Josh McAdams. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps the game with the results for each player that participated in the game.

While the minor league season may have ended for most of the Indians' minor league affiliates, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers were still in action Tuesday and actually took part in a doubleheader. There were a couple of notable performances, including some solid offense from Claudio Bautista and some solid pitching from Cole Sulser. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps these performances and more as he takes you Around the Farm.

It may be the end of the season, but some history was made on Sunday as three pitchers for short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley combined for the second no-hitter in franchise history. Luis Gomez, Carlos Melo and Kerry Doane pitched their way into the history books with nine hitless-scoreless innings and racked up 12 strikeouts in the process. The IBI's Arthur Kinney shares his thoughts on that game and all the other performances in the system from Sunday.

Could Josh Tomlin be a member of the Cleveland Indians rotation soon? It certainly appears that way after Tuesday night as the right-hander put together a brilliant, five-inning shutout performance for the Columbus Clippers. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps Tomlin's performance and more as he takes you Around the Farm.

Indians first base prospect Jesus Aguilar hit the century mark in RBIs on Sunday, a feat which is incredible in the minor leagues because it simply does not happen very often. The IBI's Arthur Kinney celebrates that milestone and more as he goes around the farm and highlights all of the notable performances throughout the Indians' minor league system on Sunday.

We are a little over a week from the end of the season and all of the Indians' affiliates were in action on Friday night in the second to last weekend of the year. LeVon Washington continues to play well at Lake County and there were several other notable good and not so good performances on the night. The IBI's Arthur Kinney takes us around the farm as he recaps the action...

Tuesday night featured two good performances by players of distinctly opposite value to the Indians organization. At High-A Carolina infielder Paddy Matera continues to impress and has done a nice job filling in after signing as a free agent a few months ago, and at rookie level Arizona first round pick and young phenom Clint Frazier had another big night. The IBI's Arthur Kinney takes us Around the Farm to recap the night.

The Indians need help on offense at the big league level, and one player who may be available to help soon is first baseman David Cooper. He is torching the ball on his rehab assignment in Arizona, and may soon get pushed to Triple-A Columbus to give him a few games before adding him to the big league roster. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps his performance and others....

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